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Three-Year Wait for Success, Failure of Pre-K, Schools Chancellor
The city will judge success of its massive expansion of prekindergarten by the results three years from now, when the children reach 2nd grade, Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña said Tuesday. Other measures, such as attendance, will be used as well.
De Blasio Shifts Focus to Community Schools
With his prekindergarten initiative well on the way, Mayor Bill de Blasio addressed a room full of education nonprofits and city agency representatives Thursday.
Call for NY Schools to Close Gets 27,000 ‘Likes’ on Facebook
NEW YORK—The decision to keep the New York City schools open amid the snowstorm on Feb. 13 brought a heap of criticism on Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña.
